Soldier Record
Robert Walter Thorne
Contributed by: Chris Jones, on 2008-11-05
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Robert Walter |
| Surname | Thorne |
| Year of Birth | 1883 |
| Year of Death | 1972 |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Old Hill, Staffordshire |
Robert Walter's Story
This is my Great Grandfather who served in Salonika after being called up in 1916 at the age of 33. My Grandmother asked her father how he had earned his medals, his reply was that they were for "holding horses".
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